Pennington (surname)

Pennington is a surname indicating a family origin in Pennington, Lancashire; Pennington, Cumbria; or Pennington, Hampshire.^[1] This surname was originally spelled Penington; some members of the family changed the spelling in the 14th century.^[2]

Those bearing it include:

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• Alexander C.M. Pennington (1810–1867), American politician
• Alexander Cummings McWhorter Pennington, Jr. (1838–1917), American soldier
• Andrew Pennington (1960/61-2000), British politician
• Ann Pennington (actress) (1893–1971), American actress
• Ann Pennington (model) (born 1950), American model
• Barbara Pennington (born 1950s), American singer
• Basil Pennington (1931–2005), American Catholic priest, religious leader and author
• Brad Pennington (born 1969), American baseball player
• Bruce Pennington (born 1944), British painter and illustrator
• Chad Pennington (born 1976), American football player
• Cliff Pennington (disambiguation)
• Dennis Pennington (1776–1854), American politician
• Donald Pennington, British psychologist and author
• E. J. Pennington (1858–1911), American inventor and entrepreneur
• Elliot Pennington (born 1987), American skater
• Sir Eric Kyle Pennington, 3rd Baronet (c. 1710–1768)
• Gamel Augustus Pennington, 4th Baron Muncaster (1831–1862)
• Harry Pennington (1902–1995), British wrestler
• Harry Pennington (cricketer) (1880–1961), English cricketer
• Harry Pennington (footballer) (1875–unknown), English footballer
• Havoc Pennington (born c. 1970s), American computer programmer
• Hugh Pennington (born 1938), British bacteriologist and academic
• Irene Wells Pennington (1898–2003), American entrepreneur
• Isaac Pennington (1745–1817), British physician
• J.P. Pennington, American singer and composer for Exile (American band)
• Jack Pennington (born 1953), American race car driver
• James Pennington, (born 1965) American musician and disc jockey AKA Suburban Knight
• James C. Pennington, (1926–1998) Major General U.S. ARMY
• James W.C. Pennington (1809–1870), American religious leader and activist
• Janice Pennington (born 1942), American model
• Jesse Pennington (1883–1970), British football player
• Joe Pennington (born 1928), American musician
• John Pennington, 1st Baron Muncaster (c. 1740–1813)
• John L. Pennington (1821–1900), American politician
• Sir Joseph Pennington, 2nd Baronet (1677–1744)
• Sir Joseph Pennington, 4th Baronet (1718–1793)
• Josslyn Francis Pennington, 5th Baron Muncaster (1834–1917)
• Larcena Pennington (1837–1913), American settler
• Lowther Pennington, 2nd Baron Muncaster (1745–1818)
• Lowther Augustus John Pennington, 3rd Baron Muncaster (1802–1838)
• Marla Pennington (born 1954), American actress
• Michael Pennington (born 1942), British actor and director
• Michael Joseph Pennington (born 1971), British comedian and actor AKA Johnny Vegas
• Parker Pennington (born 1984), American skater
• Richard Pennington (born 1947), American law-enforcement officer
• Terrance Pennington (born 1983), American football player
• Ty Pennington (born 1964), American carpenter and performer
• Sir William Pennington, 1st Baronet (1655–1730)
• William Pennington (1796–1862), American politician
• William Sanford Pennington (1757–1826), American politician
• Zac Pennington, American musician of Parenthetical Girls fame

See also

• Penington (surname)
• Pennington (disambiguation)

References

1. "The Pennington Surname". myfamily.com. Ancestry.com. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
2. Peter Charles Barns-Graham (nephew of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham). "Pennington1 (requires membership to view without interruption)". Stirnet. Retrieved 16 August 2010.